In November 2020, The Southern Africa Litigation Centre, ARASA and HIV Justice Worldwide put together a discussion document on the Criminalisation of HIV in Angola. This brief has been prepared…
Staff Writer1 Dec 2020
Earlier this week, an Angolan court dropped all criminal charges against Angolan rights activist Arão Bula Tempo due to lack of evidence to support the charges. Mr Tempo and another…
Staff Writer15 Jul 2016
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) today presented an oral statement to the African Commission Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) concerning the situation of HRDs in Angola. The…
Staff Writer12 Apr 2016
Freedom of expression and association suffered another blow in Angola recently with the conviction of 17 young activists. These activists were sentenced to jail terms of between two and eight…
Staff Writer4 Apr 2016
Angola is holding the Presidency of the UN Security Council in New York throughout March 2016. The Angolan authorities appear to be proud of this fact and have stressed their…
Staff Writer14 Mar 2016
WASHINGTON, Jan. 06, 2016 —The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT France), Front Line Defenders, the Southern African Litigation Centre…
Staff Writer6 Jan 2016
The Forum on the Participation of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the 57th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (NGO Forum) has just ended and what…
Staff Writer5 Nov 2015
JOINT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN ANGOLA
On 10 September, the European Parliament (EP) debated and adopted a resolution regarding Angola’s recent human rights record. The resolution calls for the release of all political prisoners and human…
Staff Writer17 Oct 2015
The conviction and six-year prison sentence imposed on human rights activist José Marcos Mavungo is a travesty of justice and a blatant violation of the right to freedom of expression,…
Staff Writer15 Sep 2015